Thursday, May 2, 2024

What just happened? $30 trillion to the richest white Americans since 2008

These fortunate takers profited mainly from the stock market, which has more than tripled in value since the end of 2008.

Cost of living on the rise across US and child care costs reflect that

"As rents and child care costs march steadily higher, keeping up with these rising costs may be one of many factors keeping parents up at night."

‘Massive victory for the whole internet’ as California passes nation’s strongest net neutrality bill

"AT&T and Comcast spent enormous amounts of money lobbying to kill SB 822. They almost succeeded more than once, but we fought back."
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Meet Crystal Mason, the black Texas mother facing 5+ years in prison for voting...

Crystal Mason cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election despite having a past felony conviction for tax fraud that prevented her from voting.

A nightmare of another time: 50 year anniversary of the end of the annual...

What happened for many years to gays on Fire Island seems like a nightmare of another time – and it was.

The growing myth of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

Donald Trump’s lack of curiosity or basic knowledge of the world becomes most dangerous, exacerbating tensions in faraway places that he simply doesn’t understand and views through a prism created by right wing hacks (and his own long held racist views).

How do we confront a Supreme threat to choice?

It's a matter of life and death.

Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 27

DNC strips superdelegates of power, 70% of Americans support Medicare for All, John McCain dies, and more.

To force billionaires off welfare, Sanders tax would make corporations fund 100% of public...

"I don't believe that ordinary Americans should be subsidizing the wealthiest person in the world because you pay your employees inadequate wages."

Take her name out of your mouth:’ Family of Mollie Tibbetts tell right-wingers, led...

"Mollie's death is not political propaganda to bring up your 'build the wall' bullshit."